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FIRST ARC LIGHT ' GAME IN CHESTERDavids and Sox May Attract Record Throng; Local Boys in LineupBaseball fans of Delaware county! have been treated io the greatest sea- [ son In the history of the span this} year. There has been continued action from the time of the first hall | games, on April 28. l ight down io the present writing. Thrills, excitement, keen rivalry and good ball playing measured the four months of entertainment.Tonight a semi-cltmax to the season will be offered. Down at Front and , Edwards streets, opposite the Chester-Bridgeport ferry terminal.: the first night game of Chester’s 1IKM season will be staged. The contending clubs arc the Baltimore Black Sox and the House of David. The affair will get underway at 8.30 p. m.• Jack Farrell, manager of the Black Sox. expects the biggest crowd of the ; year. He has made preparations to scat an Increased number of patrons and large areas for standing room have been roped off on nil sections of the field.The double feature of play under the arc lights and (he second''appearance of the House of David nine In this city is responsible for the county-wide appeal tiiis game has attracted. The visiting nine from Benton Harbor, Mich., is bringing 11.s own lighting system to the Elks' Ball Park, and the layout is considered one of the finest portable sets In the business.Chester fans had a glimpse of one game under the lights last year, when ~ Joe Hickey Is Chester nine nndy/ack Farrell’s Chester-Stars offered a night fame at the Chester Ball Park. A mob estimated at 4000 persons grabbed every perch available in thaL classic.! It was impossible fo handle the number that stormed the gate and Llicy overflowed onto the playing field, * making ground rules a necessity.The Houser of David diamond cam- ? palgncrs arc tops in sc ml-pro baseball t circles. They play a great game of ball stud in addition oiler a clowning j team second to none. One of their most sensational stunts is. a pepper } game, staged In the middle of the , diamond between the innings. In j this pepper act, three Losscrs do ( : stunts with a ball that is one of the greatest sleight-of-hand performances i ; in the buslno-s. , tThe bewhlskerJd laddies ran into , , a great deal of trouble in Llicir appearance Inst'week. The Chester team j gave them a close battle for Lcn in- . nlngs and the game ended In a 2-2 1 tie. The speed with .which these ■ Davids perform is best shown in the ; fact that ten innings ft twilight ball ! were played for the seven thousand fasts at Sixth and Yarnall sir eels. IA number of local boys nre in the Davids’ line-up. Disguised by Their 'vart-colored beards, the lads were hardly recognized by the assembled fans. One of the outstanding lilts on the club was Brick Ho finer, former Felton Fire Co. short stop, who gave the greatest fielding exhibition witnessed In these parts for many a moon, lloflner had eleven asissts, most of them coming, on difficult chances/robbing the Chester Stars of deserved hits.Matt Ramsey, the lanky Ridley Park southpaw, is another favorite wSLh the fans. Matt and his red beard Is a natural clown, and one of his tricks was to dust off home plaLc for the umpire—using his chin covering for the work. Jimmy Woods pairs up with Matt In the clowning, Jimmy originally hailed from Media and later graduated from Drexel University.Lefty Arnold Vann, who formerly, played with the House of David nine, may be at first base for-the Benton nine tonight. Manager Murphy asked Vann if he would play, ns the left-handed first base man Is a big favorite with Chester fans.The Baltimore Black Sox. managed ‘-by the local sportsman. Jack Farrell.! has a long winning streak at the present time, and have climbed from seventh to third place in the National Negro loop.
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Chester Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Sep 05, 1934
Page 6
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Michael W.
NA, 30 Jul 2023
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